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Am I the only one trying different things to hold back time and keep a decent golf game? For me that is straight bogey golf. I have gone to senior tees and senior shafts to keep some distance. Spent a ton of money on clubs and probably a lot more in the future. Have taken lessons and have the game figured out for the most part. The body is the one factor that has all kinds of surprises in store. Flexibility is a must as I get older, and stretches are every thing. Just wondering what the rest of you are doing to "stay in the game?"

Good post OP, I am certainly losing some distance, although I have a few buddies that are older than I and still can get it out there. I am playing more forgiving clubs, all graphite to ease the beating on the body and doing plenty of stretching as well. I probably should sharpen the short game around the green, it might help shave some strokes off. Haven't quite moved up tees but that is soon approaching. Also, making sure I have some Motrin on hand to help the creaking old body. I can hurt myself sleeping these days!

I am not at that point yet but have played with my fair share of seniors. The ones that still try to improve no matter where their game is seem to keep it going more than the ones that live in the past. Maybe someone could come up with some charts to help ease the pain a little. ie. If you were an 8.0 index that would play Driver/7 iron to approximately 400 yards what should you expect your index to be once your Driver/7 iron was more like 330 yards?

My father finds the key to turning around his game a few times a month. As long as it keeps him interested, albeit sometimes frustrated, it's good by me. We only have so many rounds left but I hope it goes on for a long time yet.

My tip: If your gonna sneeze let 'er rip. I have a friend who tried to suppress a sneeze and ended up with an injury that kept him out for about 6 weeks. We tease him about having torn a certain lady part but I'm a little more cautious about not being so cautious when I sneeze these days. If that makes sense?

I started doing push up and squatting, like I used to do maybe 4 decades ago while in training. Can't do a lot of repetition at this point but will certainly try to keep it up.
Also was advised to start taking in protein drink to help keep the muscle "plump". I think squatting exercise is the one that will help me to maintain balance, to exert power. I used to be able to do the squat ( horse stance } at a 10 minutes set, several sets in one session. Not anymore. Just trying not to kill myself or cause any injury at this point.

I hope by Spring, I could show the guys I play golf with a little reversed trend against the time.

Now that I have retired I am hitting the range/putting green several times a week, started working out again, and try to play several times a week. Hoping I can push my index down to a +1.0 or lower and keep it there. Ambitious for an old fat lady, but already seeing some swing improvement.

I'm turning 55 this year, I've actually increased distance over last 5. Credit the gym and better technique but a key focus for me going forward will be leg development. Core and upper will get it's due but the legs are the hardest muscles to build and need more time to see rewards on and off course.

Change to the Ballard swing method, which helps with accuracy and minimizes back and knee problems. This is a a method of swinging that will best suit me for the duration. I don’t need a lot of swing speed to hit the ball far. I need to hit the ball with a square club face and a proper swing path, and this swing does it. I have lost very little distance.

Walk the golf course for leg strength and do stretches. A swing of the type that I do requires strong leg muscles and a certain amount of flexibility. The stretches that I do are geared toward keeping my swing full and fluid.

Have a good driver. It is the most important club in my bag, as far as keeping up with the new technology.

Believe that I can still play good golf. I have never been a scratch player. Once I cannot hit the ball very far I can never be a scratch player. But I hit the ball plenty far to be a scratch player. So, it isn’t distance that holds me back from being a scratch player; it is having all the other pieces in place. I keep working on getting all the pieces in place, in learning more about my swing, in trying new things. I know that I will never be a scratch player, but it is my goal and I keep trying and I know that I can get better than I am.

What I see is seniors riding golf carts. This is fine if they also go to the gym. But, I suspect that most don’t. They lose leg strength, they lose flexibility, and eventually it is game over. We just have to keep our bodies in the best condition that we can, and we have to have a swing method that suits our age, and most of all we have to believe that we can do it.

Am I the only one trying different things to hold back time and keep a decent golf game? For me that is straight bogey golf. I have gone to senior tees and senior shafts to keep some distance. Spent a ton of money on clubs and probably a lot more in the future. Have taken lessons and have the game figured out for the most part. The body is the one factor that has all kinds of surprises in store. Flexibility is a must as I get older, and stretches are every thing. Just wondering what the rest of you are doing to "stay in the game?"

phys work, homegym etc...
mobility work, I recomend intu-flow due to range of motion will be great after a few years.
rebuild mechanics to a longer distance one
keep weight in check with good eating habits, add semi fasting a day a week.

at age 54 I expect to add 100 yards this summer.

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This method is very different from a rotary swing and, probably, any other swing that most people have tried. It is inherently simple, but it takes time because there are so many things that we have grooved into our swings, things that need to be undone. The good thing is, anybody at any age, at any skill level, can do it.

You cannot pick and choose which features of Ballard that you want to do. He tells you every detail of the setup and every detail of the swing and if you don't do them all you will not get the benefit. It isn't a set of tips. It is a *method*. Learning this swing requires full commitment, and time.

I came to this swing because I could not control a hook, and it was driving me crazy. I also had back problems. So I had strong motivations to find something that solved these problems. I had tried this swing 30 years ago and gotten nowhere with it. Ballard has taught numerous champions, so on the second time around I was confident that it would work for me if I took the time to study it in detail and commit to it. This time I realize that, the first time, I had just paid lip service to it. I never understood what he was saying. This time I studied every detail, and I committed to it. It is the best thing that I have ever done in golf. I can reliably hit the ball dead straight, and far, and it is so much easier on my back. It is truly a swing that will last me until the end of my golf days.

This method is very different from a rotary swing and, probably, any other swing that most people have tried. It is inherently simple, but it takes time because there are so many things that we have grooved into our swings, things that need to be undone. The good thing is, anybody at any age, at any skill level, can do it.

You cannot pick and choose which features of Ballard that you want to do. He tells you every detail of the setup and every detail of the swing and if you don't do them all you will not get the benefit. It isn't a set of tips. It is a *method*. Learning this swing requires full commitment, and time.

I came to this swing because I could not control a hook, and it was driving me crazy. I also had back problems. So I had strong motivations to find something that solved these problems. I had tried this swing 30 years ago and gotten nowhere with it. Ballard has taught numerous champions, so on the second time around I was confident that it would work for me if I took the time to study it in detail and commit to it. This time I realize that, the first time, I had just paid lip service to it. I never understood what he was saying. This time I studied every detail, and I committed to it. It is the best thing that I have ever done in golf. I can reliably hit the ball dead straight, and far, and it is so much easier on my back. It is truly a swing that will last me until the end of my golf days.

Am I the only one trying different things to hold back time and keep a decent golf game? For me that is straight bogey golf. I have gone to senior tees and senior shafts to keep some distance. Spent a ton of money on clubs and probably a lot more in the future. Have taken lessons and have the game figured out for the most part. The body is the one factor that has all kinds of surprises in store. Flexibility is a must as I get older, and stretches are every thing. Just wondering what the rest of you are doing to "stay in the game?"

phys work, homegym etc...
mobility work, I recomend intu-flow due to range of motion will be great after a few years.
rebuild mechanics to a longer distance one
keep weight in check with good eating habits, add semi fasting a day a week.

Am I the only one trying different things to hold back time and keep a decent golf game? For me that is straight bogey golf. I have gone to senior tees and senior shafts to keep some distance. Spent a ton of money on clubs and probably a lot more in the future. Have taken lessons and have the game figured out for the most part. The body is the one factor that has all kinds of surprises in store. Flexibility is a must as I get older, and stretches are every thing. Just wondering what the rest of you are doing to "stay in the game?"

Faldo has a video I just watched and he is what 60? He does all these stretches before he teaches a junior clinic. It's pretty informative.

Am I the only one trying different things to hold back time and keep a decent golf game? For me that is straight bogey golf. I have gone to senior tees and senior shafts to keep some distance. Spent a ton of money on clubs and probably a lot more in the future. Have taken lessons and have the game figured out for the most part. The body is the one factor that has all kinds of surprises in store. Flexibility is a must as I get older, and stretches are every thing. Just wondering what the rest of you are doing to "stay in the game?"

phys work, homegym etc...
mobility work, I recomend intu-flow due to range of motion will be great after a few years.
rebuild mechanics to a longer distance one
keep weight in check with good eating habits, add semi fasting a day a week.

at age 54 I expect to add 100 yards this summer.

Why aren't you focusing on adding 100 yds to Hans? Maybe he would start winning some tournaments.

Am I the only one trying different things to hold back time and keep a decent golf game? For me that is straight bogey golf. I have gone to senior tees and senior shafts to keep some distance. Spent a ton of money on clubs and probably a lot more in the future. Have taken lessons and have the game figured out for the most part. The body is the one factor that has all kinds of surprises in store. Flexibility is a must as I get older, and stretches are every thing. Just wondering what the rest of you are doing to "stay in the game?"

phys work, homegym etc...
mobility work, I recomend intu-flow due to range of motion will be great after a few years.
rebuild mechanics to a longer distance one
keep weight in check with good eating habits, add semi fasting a day a week.

at age 54 I expect to add 100 yards this summer.

Why aren't you focusing on adding 100 yds to Hans? Maybe he would start winning some tournaments.

I am not worried about yardage(plus 100) as I moved up a set of tees, fixed that. I will try to gain some by trying a lighter shaft, the Graffaloy 45, and see if that helps my 16 M2. I also have an XR16 that I can fool with as well. The short game will give me the most benefits. I played with this older gentlemen and he was so deadly with his short game. He chipped up so close it either went in or left him a tap in. He shot some very low rounds. I felt like a slug playing next to him. The weather is still way to wet to do anything around here, plus still resting the knee.

I do have it figured out for the most part. It is the time and health I need for practice, that I don't have figured out. I am not aiming for scratch golf, something around low eighties would be refreshing once in a while. Right now I am a bogey player on average, and I have wanted to drop that to a 12 for the longest time, but I am not going to lose sleep over this. I shot 86/84 in a tournament last summer, and would like to go 84/82 this year!

I'm 50 and wonder if I'll enjoy golf as much when I'm in my 60s and 70s. Can anyone comment to that?

I didn't start playing until I turned 50. I am in my 60s now, and play much better than I did in my 50s. Also, there are a lot of intangibles the game gives me that I value just as much as the playing itself.

Played today and should have brought a gallon of WD-40 with me to knock off the rust. The first three holes were really rough, then I settled down and did okay. First game of the year is behind me, thank goodness. Not to crazy about the 46" driver shaft and may need to bring it down some. The Ping G25 5 wood I am trying did pretty good, fun club to hit. Found out a jewel of a technique. I was having a hard time elevating anything off the fairway, and then I remembered a tip I read about hitting with the toe. So I went low on the ball, and on the toe of the club face, and there she was, fun after that.